BUR Stock Overview
Provides legal finance products and services worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Burford Capital Limited Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£12.74 |
| 52 Week High | UK£16.77 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£12.07 |
| Beta | 0.93 |
| 1 Month Change | -7.68% |
| 3 Month Change | -5.14% |
| 1 Year Change | -5.84% |
| 3 Year Change | 22.62% |
| 5 Year Change | 36.55% |
| Change since IPO | 488.86% |
Recent News & Updates
Burford Capital: Solid Progress This Quarter
Nov 14Burford Capital: Serving Justice Pays Well
Sep 22Recent updates
Burford Capital: Solid Progress This Quarter
Nov 14Burford Capital: Serving Justice Pays Well
Sep 22Burford Capital: Investors Are Getting Paid To Wait
Aug 15Greenhaven Road Capital - Burford Capital: YPF Case Payout Is A '$6.2B Holding'
May 01Will Argentina Pay Burford, And When?
Mar 20Chris DeMuth Sure Likes Uranium And SHF Holdings + 3 Litigation Ideas
Jan 09Burford Capital: A Cheap Moat With A Cherry On Top
Dec 11A Normalized View On Burford's Core Portfolio Performance
Sep 20Burford Capital's Valuation After The Bull Case Damages Win
Sep 11Burford's Price In The Heat Of The YPF Trial Suggests Liquidation Value
Jul 28Burford Capital Still Has Considerable Room To Grow
Jun 13Burford Capital: Downside Appears Limited; YPF Is A Free Lottery Ticket
Oct 17Burford Capital appoints Jordan Licht as CFO
Sep 06Burford Capital declares $0.0625 dividend
Aug 09Litigation Finance: The VCs Of The Justice System
Mar 18Burford Capital: Great Business At A Wonderful Price And Free Embedded Call Options
Mar 02Burford Capital: When Complexity Generates Opportunities
Dec 03Arguing The Burford Thesis
Jul 27Burford Capital picks industry veteran as CFO
Apr 30Shareholder Returns
| BUR | US Diversified Financial | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -5.8% | -0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1Y | -5.8% | 25.4% | 23.9% |
Return vs Industry: BUR underperformed the US Diversified Financial industry which returned 25.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BUR underperformed the US Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| BUR volatility | |
|---|---|
| BUR Average Weekly Movement | 3.9% |
| Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement | 5.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: BUR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: BUR's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 161 | Christopher Bogart | www.burfordcapital.com |
Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Capital Provision, and Asset Management and Other Provision. The Capital Provision segment provides capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters directly and through investment in private funds; legal risk management services; lower risk legal finance business focusing on pre-settlement litigation matters with lower risk and lower expected returns; post-settlement finance; and complex strategies in which it acts as a principal and acquires assets that are mispriced.
Burford Capital Limited Fundamentals Summary
| BUR fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$2.83b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$259.55m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$1.28b |
10.9x
P/E Ratio2.2x
P/S RatioIs BUR overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| BUR income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.28b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$5.36m |
| Gross Profit | US$1.28b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.02b |
| Earnings | US$259.55m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.18 |
| Gross Margin | 99.58% |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.21% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 54.4% |
How did BUR perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.0%
Current Dividend Yield11%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 13:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
Burford Capital Limited is covered by 11 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Alexander Bowers | Berenberg |
| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |
| Matthew Howlett | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |